Oiling device



E. BOLGER OILING DEvcE Filed Jun@ lo. 1921 t/NVENTR ATTORNEY fC. A* 7/W1 /m/f /77777/7/1 Patented Oct. 2, 1923.

UNITED STATES EDWARD BOLGER, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

OILING DEVICE.

Appueatinn inea :une 1o, 1921. seria: No. 47ans.

To n 'whom it 'may concern:

lie it known that I, EDWARD Bouma, a

. citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York city. in the countyof New lork and State of New York, havei invented new and usefulImprovements in Oiling Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to oilin devices for engines, automobiles and thedike, and the principal object is to provide a valve' mechanism havingvalve rods movable up and down therein to prevent clogging of thevalves.

Another object is to provide means whereby said rods may bereciprocated.

Another object is to provide automatic drive means for saidreciprocating means.

With these, and incidental objects in view, the invention resides incertain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, theessential features of which are licrcinaftcr fully described, areparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which :h

Figure l is a side elevation of an oiling system embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section on line 2-. of l `igure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3 of l `igure 1.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in all views.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 represents the main drive shaftof an elginc, or any other shaft which it is desired to lubricatc. Thenumeral 11 designates a portion of the bearing and framework above theshaft, on which is supported a number of lubricating oil feed pipes 12each of which comprises a pair of nipples or short lengths of pipeconnected by a turnbuckle-like coupling 13 which may be fitted with aglass tube through which the oil drops from one nipple to the other. Theupper portion of each member 13 forms a valve by havimgr a horizontalweb pierced centrally as at 14.

A valve rod 15 projects down through each aperture 14, al of the rods 15being lmnpr loosely on the crank pin 16 of a crank shaft 17, By remt-ingshaft 17, the rods 15 may be raised and lowered so as to pre, ventgathering of dust or clogging of the oil in apertures 14.

A second crank shaft is shown at 18 and is mittently open the valve.

provided with other rodsI 19 operating in pipes 20. A link 21 connectsthe two crank shafts, so that when one is o erated, the other will alsobe operated. ore shafts may be connected in like manner if desired. Anoil tank or reservoir is shown at 22 and leads into a pipe 23 whichcommunicates with all of the oil feed pipes, and the ends of which formbearings for shaft 17.

Outside of pipe 23, shaft 17 is provided with a hanger 24 and crank 25,and if the device is to be hand operated, this is all the mechansmprovided. In that'case the oiler or attendant gives the crank 25 a fewturns every little while. But when automatic means is to be used, thereis also fastened on shaft 17 a ratchet wheel 26, and on the drive shaft10 a cam 27 is secured. A lever 28 is pivoted at 29, and has its lowerend forced against cam 27 by a spring 30. 0n its upper end lever 28carries a pawl 31 to operate ratchet 26. 1t is obvious that the rotationof the cam will effect rotation of the ratchet and connected iarts. Theproportion of the elements of lever 28 will determine the relative speedof the oil ins.

Obviously either rotary or osci latory movements may be used. Byad'usting members 16 up and down the tapere valve 1rods 15 render theflow of oil greater or ess.

lVhile I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodimentof my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be variedwithout in any way departing from the spirit of my invention, and Itherefore do not limit myself to the exact details of constructionherei'n set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my inventionlimited only by the appended claims.

lVhat is claimed is 1. In combination with a driving shaft an oilingi,rsystem comprising a plurality of vertical oiI pipes, a valve in each ofsaid pipes, a rod ineach of said valves, a horizent-ally disposed pipehaving connection with the vertical pipes, a crank mounted in 'saidhorizontally disposed pi e and having operative connection with sai rodsto inter- 2. The combination with a plurality of shafts, an oilinp,`system comprlsing a plurality of vertical oil pipes communicating withsaid shafts and rising therefrom, a valve seat in each of said pipes, avalve stem adaptod to ro act with said ralrt" Nat. horizontallydisposta! pipes tonununit-atinpr with said vel'tit'al oil pipes, and auranli mounted in said horizontally disposed pipes and having optl'ativeconnection with said valve rods to intermittently open the valves, areservoir for supplyingr oil to said pipes` and Int-ans on one vnd ofsaid rranl( for manually or automatically operating said crank.

3. The ronlhination with a plurality of shafts, an oiling systemrolnprisingr a plurality oll viatical oil pipus communicating with saidshafts and risinpr tluret'i'om. a valve sont in each ot' said pipes. avalve stem adaptrd to wart with said valux ,st-at, horizontally disposrdpipo4 communitatinpr with said vviliral oil pipes. and a crank mountcdin said horizontally disposed pipes and having operative connection withsaid valve rods to inttrmittently open tho valves, a pipe commuting saidhorizontally dis-postal pipvs,`

with said lshafts and risingr tlwrefi'om, a alre seat in rauh of saidpilws` a valvtx stem adaptrd to co-at't with said valve seat. horizontally disposed pipes communi ating with said vcrtiral oil pipes. anda crank mounted in said horizontally disposed pipvs4 and havingoperativi` connrction with said valvtl rods to intermittently open thevalvvs. a pipo ronnwting said horizontally disposi-d plpvs` a linkpassing through said pipe and ron net tiug said ti'anlts. a rtsvrvoirfor supplying oil to said pipi-s, means for rrglnlatiing,Y the tiow ofoil from said rvsorvoir. and moans on ontx end of said crank l'ormanually oi' automatically operatil'ii.r Said rranlt.

.3. An oiling system comprising a plurality of vertical pipes` a valvelin oarh ot' said piprs and t-o--oprl'ative with said valve. a horizontalpiptl having onori-tion with said vm'tit-al pipi-s. crank mounted in`said horizontal pipe and havingr operativi* connortion with said rodsto intermittently open .said valvvs, moans on ontI vnd of said t'ranltflor oprrating thtJ samt. and a rrsm'voir for .supplying oil to Saidpipes as and l'or tho purpose specified.

ln testimony whereof l have alfixvd my signature.

EDiVliD BOIHCR.

